News about Librarian Union Activity. News about Unions for Librarians Supporting Workers. Continued by Union Library Workers after 6.13.2011.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Providence and Brown Library Workers in USAW-RI

United Service and Allied Workers of Rhode Island includes librarians. The USAW-RI represents employees of Brown University Facilities Management and Libraries, Providence Public Library, Bryant University Facilities Management and Sodexho Dining, UGL-Unicco 111 Westminister St, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, and under service agreement with RISD Museum Guards. The mission of the USAW-RI is to foster closeness amongst our members, organization and protection of all wage earners under our jurisdiction, assisting our members in obtaining adequate compensation for their labor, and improving the conditions under which our members work.

==Editor.K. McCook, AFT Local 7463.===The list of links to websites of academic and public library unions was suspended due to lack of support to keep current as of 4.5.2010.The links, last updated in 2009, have been published as an appendix to the article, "Unions in Academic and Public Libraries,”in Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. London, Taylor and Rutledge. 2010.